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4:50 PM PT -- A station spokesperson tells TMZ Iris "is ok and is understandably taking some time off to recover."

A Telemundo reporter was viciously punched in the head Wednesday on live TV.

Iris Delgado was at the tail end of her live shot at Philadelphia City Hall when a woman sauntered up to her and said, "Excuse me, excuse me." It's unclear what set the woman off, but the punch is painful to watch. She was punched 3 times and pulled to the ground.

You hear the anchor say, "¡Ay Dios mio!" (Oh my God).

Law enforcement tells us Iris complained of pain to the right side of her head.

The attacker was arrested.

A famed director is suing the W, claiming the hotel blocked him from rescuing his husband from suicide.

Norman Buckley, who directed "Gossip Girl" and "Pretty Little Liars," claims in a new lawsuit his husband, Davyd Whaley, had disappeared from their West Hollywood home in 2014 and checked into the W in Hollywood under an alias.

Buckley says Davyd was suffering from PTSD and paranoia and the hotel could tell at check-in something was terribly wrong. Buckley says Davyd appeared, "nervous, scared and fidgety."

According to the lawsuit, Buckley saw a credit card charge from the W and called the hotel, saying he was Davyd's husband and this was an emergency situation and Davyd needed his meds, STAT.

Buckley claims the hotel was unwilling to help ... in fact they wouldn't acknowledge Davyd was a guest.

Buckley eventually got the Sheriff's Dept. to call the hotel, but by then it was too late. Davyd had killed himself in his room, several hours before.

The suit alleges had the W people treated it as a true emergency, Davyd would still be alive.

We reached out to the W. So far, no word back.

"The Shield" actor Michael Jace will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting and killing his wife.

The judge handed down the maximum sentence -- 40 years to life -- Friday morning in L.A.

A jury convicted Jace of 2nd degree murder last month. He shot April in the leg and back while they were arguing about divorce in 2014. Their sons were in the house at the time.

President Obama reinforced his footing in entertainment with another performance -- this slow jammin' with Jimmy Fallon again.

Obama took a shot at Trump during the bit ... not his best.

'90s R&B trio Next sat down at a table and broke bread -- or rather pizza -- to celebrate their long-anticipated reunion, and then jumped on a stage to make it official!

We got Tweet, T-Low and R.L. on their way out of Pizzeria Mozza in L.A. ... their first get-together since R.L. was tossed from the group. They started talking again after they were approached for the TV docu-series "Unsung Revisited."

Of course, they're famous for their hit, "Too Close" ... and they explained why their closeness as a group started the beef, which seems to be completely squashed now.

Wednesday night they were onstage singing another hit, "Butta Love," at the 'Unsung' screening ... partially shirtless. Some things never change.

82-year-old John Hetlinger just got an offer he can't refuse ... to go onstage with the wildly popular metal group Drowning Pool for an encore performance of "Bodies."

John rocked the audience of "America's Got Talent" with his rendition, and now Pool guitarist C.J. Pierce is trying to track down the grandpa.

The goal is to get John to Chicago for the Open Air Festival in July. C.J. says they'll cover John's travel and beer expenses ... and whatever else it takes.

Josh Mankiewicz has been a "Dateline" correspondent for a hundred years, so who better to ask for the definitive playbook on offing your spouse?

We got Josh and his wife, Tee, Monday night leaving Bouchon in Bev Hills, and for some reason our photog wanted to know a foolproof way to do in the one you love(d).

BTW ... Josh and Tee got hitched 3 weeks ago.

Dr. Robert Huizenga has filed a lawsuit against a former contestant on "The Biggest Loser" who claimed the good doc was pumping her and the other weight-loss wannabes with drugs.

Joelle Gwynn has waged war on the doctor and the show, claiming Dr. H and the trainers fueled contestants with dangerous weight loss drugs.

Dr. Huizenga claims in a new lawsuit he never put the contestants in danger and she is sullying his good name by making false accusations.

Mark Salling pled not guilty to 2 child porn charges, and was released on bail ... but ordered to keep away from places where children congregate.

The judge's order says the former "Glee" star has to stay at least 100 feet away from schools, parks, arcades and many other places of that sort. He was set free after posting $150,000 bail -- $100k of which he put up himself.

Mark Salling arrived in court with his lawyer Friday and surrendered to federal authorities one week after his indictment on child porn charges.

The former "Glee" star reported to a downtown L.A. courtroom where he'll be arraigned this afternoon on two child porn charges. According to a report, prosecutors recommend Salling remain in custody because they consider him a flight risk and worry whether he'll appear for more hearings if he's granted bail.

Bobby Brown lost it while describing the moment he decided to turn off Bobbi Kristina's life support.

Brown sat down with ABC's Robin Roberts to talk not only about his daughter's death, but also his ex-wife Whitney Houston.

The singer covers a lot of ground -- including the first time Bobby saw Whitney do drugs, and how addiction affected their marriage and his finances. The interview airs next week on "20/20."

Phillip Phillips is deep in the doghouse with "American Idol" ... which says he owes them a ton of cash, and he's been holding out on them for years.

19 Entertainment, which produces 'Idol,' also manages Phillips and the other winners. According to the suit filed against Phillips ... he's not paying up for 19's managerial services. The company says he's withholding about a million bucks -- and they want it now.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, 19 says the 2012 'Idol' champ stopped paying management fees when he filed a 2015 complaint with the Labor Commission -- begging out of his contract, claiming it violated California law.

That dispute hasn't been settled -- it was delayed when 19 filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The company thinks Phillips should pay up the money now because it still has a valid contract with him until a court says otherwise.

One of the "Sons of Anarchy" and a 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle' teamed up for a real life rescue mission -- pulling a guy from an overturned car ... TMZ has learned.

'SOA' star Tommy Flanagan and Alan Ritchson -- Raphael from the latest 'TMNT' movie -- were headed to the Houston airport on Sunday after a comic con event ... when they saw a truck blow a tire and flip across the highway.

The driver of the wrecked truck, Jonathan Elder, tells us the actors rushed to pull his unconscious brother out of the passenger seat. In a scene straight out of an action flick ... he says 'Raphael' and 'Chibs' used a crowbar to free his bro right before the truck caught fire.

BTW ... the guy driving Tommy and Alan to the airport is a military vet who provided medical assistance until emergency crews arrived. Tommy took a pic with him after the incident.

Talk about a dream team.

A bunch of "Sons of Anarchy" stars say they got burned by a promoter who made off with a ton of money from people who paid to see a cast reunion -- but they rallied for their fans.

We got Rusty Coones -- Rane Quinn on 'SOA' -- returning to LAX from the disastrous event in Houston. He says the cast, including Charlie Hunnam, got duped by one of the promoters. He and co-star Kristen Renton broke it down -- saying the guy stiffed 'em with bogus paychecks.

The bigger problem -- the throngs of fans who came from around the world, forking over a total of $800k according to Rusty. Check out how they handled the messy situation.

TMZ spoke to Dave Altman, who says he worked closely with Hunnam to set up the event -- and he says the cast eventually got some dough, but nowhere close to what they were promised.

Actor Michael Jace -- a regular on "The Shield" -- was convicted of 2nd degree murder in his wife's death.

A jury in L.A. found him guilty of shooting and killing April Jace in 2014. During the trial, the jury heard a transcript of Michael's interview with police ... where he said he only intended to shoot her in the leg while they were arguing about a divorce.

Michael shot April twice in the leg and once in the back, according to prosecutors ... while their 2 sons were in the house.

As we reported ... April's parents called 911 to report the shooting, saying Jace had called them and confessed.

His sentencing is scheduled for June 10, and he's facing 40 years to life in prison.

Laverne Cox's birthday bash should give you a pretty good idea of what the "Orange Is the New Black" cast gets into when they're not locked inside Litchfield.

Cox, who turned 32, hit up Beyonce's Formation tour Saturday in Chicago, but the party continued Monday night inside a NYC hotel room with her 'OITNB' co-stars.

Check it out ... Flaca, Poussey and Taystee were all there and the rager wasn't a far departure from the Netflix show since there was even a little girl-on-girl lap dancing.

No cops or corrections officers were called.